Senna and Wax blockage - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Wax blockage is reported as a side effect among people who take Senna (senna), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Prilosec, and have Pain.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Wax blockage when taking Senna. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 37,042 people who have side effects when taking Senna from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Senna?
Senna has active ingredients of senna. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 37,302 Senna users. Check the latest studies of Senna.
What is Wax blockage?
Wax blockage is found to be associated with 411 drugs and 971 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Wax blockage.
37,042 people reported to have side effects when taking Senna.
Among them, 13 people (0.04%) have Wax blockage.

Among these 13 people:
How long have people been on Senna when they have Wax blockage? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 100 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Wax blockage when taking Senna? *
- female: 40 %
- male: 60 %
What is the age of people who have Wax blockage when taking Senna? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 12.5 %
- 60+: 87.5 %
What are other drugs people take besides Senna? *
- Prilosec: 9 people, 69.23%
- Colace: 7 people, 53.85%
- Zantac: 7 people, 53.85%
- Lasix: 5 people, 38.46%
- Lidoderm: 5 people, 38.46%
- Miralax: 4 people, 30.77%
- Reclast: 4 people, 30.77%
- Oxycodone: 4 people, 30.77%
- Depakote: 4 people, 30.77%
- Nicotinamide: 4 people, 30.77%
What are other side effects people have besides Wax blockage? *
- Pain: 9 people, 69.23%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 8 people, 61.54%
- Joint Pain: 7 people, 53.85%
- Headache (pain in head): 7 people, 53.85%
- Pain In Extremity: 7 people, 53.85%
- Cough: 7 people, 53.85%
- Abdominal Discomfort: 6 people, 46.15%
- Diarrhea: 6 people, 46.15%
- Urinary Tract Infection: 6 people, 46.15%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 6 people, 46.15%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Pain: 6 people, 46.15%
- Cough: 5 people, 38.46%
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 4 people, 30.77%
- Polycythaemia Vera (blood disorder in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells): 4 people, 30.77%
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 3 people, 23.08%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 23.08%
- Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 3 people, 23.08%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 23.08%
- Herpes Zoster: 3 people, 23.08%
- Head Injury: 3 people, 23.08%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Senna:
- Senna (37,302 reports)
Wax blockage treatments and more:
- Wax blockage (1,960 reports)
How severe was Wax blockage and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of senna:
- Wax blockage and drugs with ingredients of senna (17 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Senna:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Wax blockage:
- Wax blockage (411 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Wax blockage:
- Wax blockage (971 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on senna (the active ingredients of Senna) and Senna (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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